Ethiopia Illubabor - Camp Cooperative

Ethiopia Illubabor - Camp Cooperative

Farm Description

I have been to the Camp cooperative mill, and I still can't explain the name. It just is. Camp is in the Illubabor district of western Ethiopia. It is not far from the main paved road on the way to Bedele town. I measured the altitude at the Camp mill at 1897 meters, but most of the coffee comes from the higher areas in the vicinity, up to 2100 meters. This lot of Camp is part of a new initiative we have in Ethiopia to work direct at the coop level. The program is administered by a non-government organization that not only coordinates agronomists and managers for each of the coops they work with, but also has a business adviser assigned that helps the cooperative manage their debt, re-invest in quality improvements at the mill, and verifies distribution of income to all members.

This coffee is part of our Farm Gate pricing program.

Cupping Notes

Camp has a more balanced fragrance and aroma than other Ethiopias from the area. It is not outrageously floral or fruited at first, with moderate cocoa tones, almond essence, and some dusky wildflower notes. It comes to life adding hot water: a strong sweetness I could characterize as "peach preserves" dominates, with cane sugar juice. The cup has a moderate brightness when you stack it up against other wet-process Ethiopia coffees. It has the peach notes and the same latent floral aspect hinted at in the aroma, but with an overlay of chocolate roast taste and rather dense body. In fact that might be the reason I liked this coffee with a little more roast on it, Full City to Full City+. The chocolate bittersweet tang is really pleasant at this level, while lemon hints come through to vivify the cup flavors. I let one batch go a tad into 2nd crack and really appreciated the SO espresso shot from this, a bit bright, but with a long, reverberating aftertaste.

Score

88.2

Lot Size

80 60 KG bags

Roast Recommendations

Full City to Full City+ had a very nice, developed chocolate roast taste, while brightness still came through.

Processing

Wet Process

Varietal

Heirloom Varietals    

Grade & Appearance

.2 degree 300 grams, 16-18 Screen

Packaging

Shipped in grainpro, vacuum packed at our warehouse
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The micro-mill system at Camp Cooperative, Illubabor area

Semi-forest coffee, as they call it, Camp area.

Coffee in the warehouse

One ripe, one not. Illubabor
 

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